A state official believes that signs should be posted in Rye warning of contamination to a creek that leads from the Coakley Landfill.

Officials from the Department of Environmental Services said they are meeting with the Environmental Protection Agency this week about Berry Brook and nearby areas.

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High levels of PFCs have been found in the creed, which is open to the public and is regularly stocked with fish.

There are concerns that run-off from the Coakley Landfill is the likely cause of a cancer cluster along the Seacoast.

“So that was one of our concerns is that people don't know that they're, in fact, fishing from contaminated water bodies and that they may be touching contaminated water,” state Rep. Mindi Messmer (D-Rye) said.